The Camp Kids, a local group of young musicians from the South Shore, joined about a dozen others in Newtown, Conn., to help raise money and awareness for police and firefighters who responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings last December.

Town officials and the local police union have reported that a number of responders have not been able to return to work on a full-time basis due to psychological trauma suffered in the aftermath of the incident.

On Dec. 14, a lone gunman—armed with handguns and an assault weapon—shot and killed 26 people, including 20 first graders and six educators. The shooter, who suffered from a form of autism, reportedly took his life following the rampage.

Last month, Connecticut passed a bill that allows emergency workers at the scene to receive some short-term financial relief.

The Sandy Hook benefit, held this past weekend, featured a number of Broadway and off-Broadway performers from New York. Ten members of The Camp Kids, ranging in age from nine to 16, performed at the event. All are South Shore residents.